Merchandise-display apparatus



April 8,1930. B. N. MaCGREGOR 1,754,113

` `MERCHANDSE DISPLAY APPARATUS Filed oct. `:21, A1925 zum /5 a. y .I-Iweno 4m/Mv ams' Patented Apr. 3, 193@ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BASIL N. MACGREGOR, OF WARREN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE PACKARD ELECTRIC GOM- PANY, 0F WARREN, OHIO, A .CORPORATION OF OHIO MERCHANDISE-DISPLAY APPARATUS Application lecl October 21, 1925. Serial No. 63,839.

This invention relates to merchandise display apparatus and more particularly to apparatus for displaying and dispensing flexible cords, cables, etc. It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a simple form of apparatus, for the purpose specified, that may be inexpensively manufactured, that will be attractive in appearance and on which the merchandise may be systematically arranged and convenient for dispensing desired lengths of any particular kind.

Other objects of the invention and the features of novelty will be apparent from the following description talren in connection with the accompanying drawings, of which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus embodying` my invention;

lig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof; an

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sect-ion on the line ena of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1() indicates a sheet metal panel having integral rearwardly extending marginal flanges 11 and hooks 12 struck-up from the metal of the panel and projecting forwardly from the face thereof. The hooks l2 are arranged in pairs and in horizontal rows, as shown in Fig. 1 and support wire frames or hangers 13, preferably of rectangular form, as shown, and having aligned pivots 14 on which spools 15 are rotatably arranged. Each of the spools 15 is adapted to carry a snpnlv of cord. flexible cable or similar merchandise and this cord or cable may be conveniently withdrawn from the spools, as desired, the spools resting against the face of the panel and such engagement with the panel serving as a brake to offer a certain amount of resistance to the rotation of the spools and prevent more than the desired quantity of merchandise from be ing unwound thereform.

The apparatus as thus described and illustrated is attractive in appearanceV and the spools 15 provide a convenient means for storing and dispensing the merchandise. When it is desired to change a spool, the side members of the frames 13 may be sprung apart to disengage the pivots 14, thereby permitting the removal of a spool and the insertion of another spool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In apparatus of the class described, the combination of a sheet metal panel having hooks on the face thereof struck-up from the metal thereof and arranged in pairs, said panel having marginal rearwardly extending flanges, hangers arranged on the respective pairs of said hooks and comprising horizontally extending pivots, and spools rotatably arranged on said pivots with the flanges of said spools in frictional engagement with the face of said panel.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

BASIL N, MACGREGOR. 

